DURANT, OKLA. – The East Central University men's basketball team dropped an 83-70 decision to arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State in the final of five-straight road games.

Scoring

• First Half: 38-41
  • The teams traded points and runs over the first four minutes, with the Tigers (14-8, 11-6 GAC) trailing 8-9
  • Over the next 1:30 minutes ECU went on 7-0 run to gain a 15-9 advantage
  • The Savage Storm (15-6, 11-6 GAC) pushed back and cut the lead to two (15-13) in the next minute
  • The teams continued to battle and Southeastern was able to tie the game at 23, with 7:33 remaining
  • The game was tied at 25 and 27 (6:27) when the Savage Storm went on a 10-3 run over the next three minutes
  • The Tigers trialed by around seven points until the final 1:30 minutes
  • ECU then went on a 4-0 run to end the half trailing by just three
• Second Half: 32-42
  • The Tigers came out fighting and cut the deficit to one (43-44) in the first minute
  • The teams traded shots over the next 5:30 minutes to make it a 52-all tie
  • Shots were traded for the next 1:30 minutes, with ECU leading 59-58 (11:06)
  • Southeastern then went on a 6-0 run to gain the advantage for good
  • The Savage Storm increased the lead to 10, with 4:29 remaining
  • Southeastern led by as many as 15 in the final minutes

Tiger Quick Shots

• ECU ended a three-game winning streak for the season
  • First time since Feb. 26, 2015 that the Tigers have lost to the Savage Storm (L, 83-88 (A))
• ECU saw two players record double-digit point totals
  • Jr. Camron Talley: 22 pts., 3 reb., 55.6 (10-of-18) FG%, 1 assist
  • RFR. Gerren Jackson: 21 pts. (career high), 9 reb., 5 assists, 6 steals, 52.9% (9-of-17) FG%
• The Tigers struggled to hit their usual 8.0 three-pointers
  • ECU 4-of-17 (23.5%) / SE 10-of-28 (35.7%)
• Southeastern earned a clear advantage at the free-throw line
  • ECU 6-of-10 / SE 17-of-20
• ECU recorded seven turnovers to the Savage Storms 11
  • The Tigers claimed nine steals and allowed just 2
• The score was tied eight times and the lead changed eight times

Up Next

• The Tigers will return home for the first time in two and a half weeks
  • Had a five game road stand from Jan. 31-Feb. 14
• ECU will play three-straight home games to end the home portion of the 2018-19 season
  • Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 21 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Feb. 23 vs. Southern Arkansas (3 p.m.)
    • Senior Day to honor Da'Rion King and Jamey Woods
• Final two regular season games will be on the road
  • Thursday, Feb. 28 at Ouachita (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, March 2 at Henderson State (3 p.m.)